[ClearBlueSky]

Well. I was speaking in general terms. I don't have a scout-age child, thank God. You're right about homosexuals being everywhere-and in your face-of course. Parental involvement is the key these days.Too many parents get their kids into Scouting, and other organized groups, because they don't WANT to be involved. They just want activities for the kid that will give them free time. The few parents who would be involved closely will find it a fight to go against the whole PC thing-which will negate the benefits of Scouting. It shouldn't be a fight to keep your kid out of events/situations you find abhorrent so they can benefit from activities. No, you can't shield your child from perversion these days-you have to be clear about what it is, and how they should react to it-BUT- a swishy teacher in a classroom is not the same as a Scoutmaster who is going to take your child on outings, camping etc.

I'm just sitting here thinking of the results of the 'normalization' of perversion on the whole picture. Male gay scoutmasters with a troop full of girls who 'identify' as boys...'Boy' scouts becomes just 'Scouts'? Can't discriminate or mis-identify,can we? Talk about a mess! It's like soup...once you put a bit of feces in the pot, no matter the main ingredients, it becomes s**t soup.

[silverleaf]

I was at an international jamboree in UK last summer
8000 Scouts and Guides
The Girl Guides were a minority (due to lack of female adult Guide leaders and troops) so most of the European Scout (formerly Boy Scout) units are co-ed and their leadership is by older teen Scouts and the adults (men and women) are with them in groups - never alone with the kids. (Face it what kid goes camping to be alone with adults?)

It was a blast- I think that is how we in the USA will go eventually. Now girls can join the BSA (Venture Crew) at 14, I see the age slipping to 12, then perhaps we just go to being “Scouts”. Teen girls only join now if they are into adventure sports, camping or looking for service and leadership experience to bolster their college resumes

As long as the tents still leak, the dumpcakes get eaten out of a community pot, the campfires still burn, the same songs are sung and the same stupid skits are acted - kids will get an experience to remember forever